Dunham Appreciation Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dunham Appreciation and Dunham High Yield is -0.17 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dunham Appreciation is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Dunham Appreciation Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dunham Appreciation Income and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dunham Appreciation Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dunham Appreciation Income. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.91DNAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.97DNAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.72DNCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.9DNDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DNEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91DNIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.68DNINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.93DNHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.94DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.86DNMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.74DNREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.94DNSVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.86DNSPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.91DAAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.74DACGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.9DADGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DAEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93DAHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.91DAIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.67DAINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.95DALVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.86DAMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.73DAREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.94DASVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.9DCAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.97DCAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.69DCCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.91DCDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DCEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91DCHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.93DCLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr

Moving against Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.86DASPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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DNIOXDNEMX
DNHYXDNAVX
DNHYXDNEMX
DNEMXDNDGX
DNDGXDNAVX
  

High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dunham Mutual Fund performing well and Dunham Appreciation Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Dunham Appreciation's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.